Asante kotoko have signed Ghana U17 goalkeeper Salifu Danladi. He was snapped up from Sunyani-based lower division side Hamburg FC on a three-year deal. According to reports, the talented player will serve as back up for senior goalkeepers Felix Annan and Ernest Sowah. Kotoko have signed Baba Mahama, Heart of Lions duo Isaac Quansah and Prince Acquah and Kwame Boahene from Medeama....
Guinea-Bissau will be out to build on their morale boosting result against hosts Gabon in the opening game of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations when they take on Cameroon at the Stade de l'Amiti in Libreville on Wednesday evening. The African minnows - in their first ever tournament - held Gabon to a 1-1 stalemate this past weekend with Juary Soares' 91st minute equaliser canceling our Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's Group A opener. Having qualified for the tournament against all odds,
Ghana defender Baba Rahman travelled to the Gabonese capital Libreville on Wednesday morning to undergo tests on the injury he suffered at the Africa Cup of Nations. The Black Stars players was accompanied by the team's medical doctor Adam Baba as they travelled from the team's based of Port Gentil. The left-back suffered a knee problem during the Black opening 1-0 Group D win over Uganda. With no MRI facilities in Port Gentil, the Black Stars player had to travel to Librevile for
Watch how Ghana edged Uganda 1-0 on Tuesday in Port Gentil in their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group D opener. West Ham United star Andre Ayew converted a 32nd minute penalty after captain Asamoah Gyan had been heckled inside the box. Ayew expertly put it away to beat goalkeeper Denis Onyango between the sticks of the Cranes. ...
Ghana coach Avram Grant has defended under fire forward Jordan Ayew insisting his performance was one of the best on the day. I think Jordan played one of his best games for Ghana. In the first half, he was very good and created chances and held the ball for us. In the second half, Grant said during the press conference after the game His performance dropped just like the rest of the team. When teams come to tournaments, they want to start with a win so I understand. The players had not won
Godfred Donsah scored but Bologna got eliminated from the Coppa Italia after losing 3-2 to Inter Milan on Tuesday night. Anthony Mounier sent in a deep cross from the left, and Donsah, unmarked at the back post, rose to head the ball past Juan Pablo Carrizo. The Nerazzuri raced into a 2-0 lead with goals from Jeison Murillo and Joao Mario picked the ball up on the right, and sent a fantastic pass in for Rodrigo Palacio, who made no mistake with his low finish. But Blerim Dzemaili's strike
Ghana midfielder is set to join Italian Serie A Pescara after agreeing the Delfini as replacement for Alberto Aquilani. According to Sky Italia, Muntari has arrived in the city and will train with his new teammates on Wednesday. Muntari is available on a free transfer after leaving Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad in the summer of 2015. The 32-year-old will be available to Massimo Oddo once he formalises his release from Al-Ittihad. Muntari has alreay played for giants AC Milan and Inter
Egypt has added ex-football star Mohamed Aboutrika to a terror list for his alleged links with the banned Muslim Brotherhood, his lawyer says. Mr Aboutrika is accused of financially supporting the Brotherhood, which Egypt considers a terrorist organisation. In 2012, he endorsed the successful presidential bid by Mohamed Morsi, a Brotherhood member. The move by the 2008 BBC African Footballer of the Year alienated some of his fans. Any person named on the country's terror list is subject
Egypt midfielder Mohamed Elneny credited Mali for tenacity and tactical nous after the Pharaohs laboured to draw 0-0 in their Group D opener on Tuesday. The Pharaohs failed to unlock a watertight Malian defence few clear-cut chances. "We played a good game against a tough opponent," the Arsenal player told beIN Sports after the game. "We were really surprised with how good they are in terms of defensive organisation. They knew how to stop our key players.'' The 25-year-old
The British High Commissioner Jon Benjamin has been involved in another social media storm this time with Avram Grant's agent over the Ghana's second-half performance against Uganda at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Saif Rubie, the representative of the Ghana coach, slammed Benjamin's lamentationsas 'rubbish' and described him as a 'politician' even though Britain's representative is a diplomat. Benjamin, who was supporting the Black Stars in the match against
The Black Stars seem to have regained the confidence of Ghanaians despite their nervy 1-0 win over Uganda in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nation on Tuesday night. Many Ghanaians took to social media to hail the Black Stars after their victory over the stubborn Cranes in Port Gentil. The Black Stars look to have fallen out of favour with the fans after recent poor results and issues of bonuses since the 2014 World Cup. But their decision to accept what ever government will give them as bonuses
Egypt goalkeeper Essam El Hadary smashed the record for the oldest player ever to appear at the Africa Cup of Nations when he came on against Mali on Tuesday. El Hadary, the Egypt captain who turned 44 on Sunday, was not named in the Pharaohs starting line-up for their Group D opener against Mali. However, he was introduced as a 25th-minute substitute after Ahmed El Shennawy was forced off injured. El Hadary a four-time winner of the tournament beats the previous mark set by his fellow
Andre Ayew sent himself into the Africa Cup of Nations history books after surpassing the goals scored by his legendary father Abedi Pele when Ghana defeated a gritty Ugandan side on Tuesday night in Gabon. The West Ham midfielder scored the only goal of the game to give the Black Stars the 1-0 victory over the Cranes in their opening Group D match atthe Port Gentil Stadium. By converting the spot-kick, which he sent straight down the middle, Andew Ayew scored his seventh Nations Cup goal. This
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